Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

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old Ia,, nort,,or ~ bio rv,is no,tHor had
tho Io,o nf orfor dovnIo,nd IN nm ovtroor.
dinorv dnoroo and ,ybrn no vne - worry
vonny ,unn iuet entnriny unon bie rroc-
tico no vrn. tSl,on into nnrt nnrebin hi ono
of tbo most uotod Io,vvdrs or Itentucl-,, Il
man who md norhons tho largest nroctico
in thc state. but. no order wbntsocycr. He
kent nix MINERS in - barrel oud would
turn tbcn, oVor ,vbcncvor no ,vnnted any
document unfil bn cnmo to tbn RIGHT ono
One dov he went Off ON the circnit and
Recls,s Old mariner thinking ia do n nice
thing. hunted the papcrs nil ont and care
fullv lnbrlcd them and mt thcm olnhn.
beticallv in order. When the old Judge
came home he looked mt the neatly ar
ranged pile and then strobe M and down
the room with feelings apparcntlv too
doom for utternnce UIn said rothino
however and left the office. When he
next came in he handed his vounr man n
check and told him TINT that represented
his share of the business up to that time
and that the partnership was dissolved
He then hundled his naners bocs into
the barrel md was happy. When
Beck came home he said to his clerk: "Mv
boy. Won are an old maid. and if Won don't
stoD this Internal order I will have to oct
rid of Won Great minds can't run like
machines. and we don't want any of the
cogwheel business about this Office
1t is a good deal so with Lamar. save
that he has n system among his s1lbordi-
mates. and tbofph he does not work I'm
this way himself he knows how to make
others work. He keeps the entire run of
the department, and | looked over the
system today. Every bureau and divis-
| ion gives him, as | have said a report of
each matter which has been before it and
what has been done as to it bvthe depart-
ment. These arc so arranged that one
! can see at a glance Just how any matter
J stands, and they are handed over to In
mar printed on the typewriter. He looks
over them. files them and can tell Won
anything about any part of the DEPART
ment at a moments notice. As to ap-
pointments. he has all letters briefed for
| him, and this is so with much other mat
ter which comes before the interior. IN
this way lie saves himself DAYS of work.
and in the case of presidential appoint
ments the president is always furnished
briefs of the various recommendations
and the status of a mans character
President Cleveland is not always salts
fed with the briefs alone, and some
times calls for the letters. In the more
| important matters Secretary Lamar die
| tates these briefs himself The extent of
| this work can be appreciated only by en-
tering the appointment division of the
interior department. \ large room is
lined from floor to ceiling with pigeon
holes, and each Of these pigeon holes is
packed full Of Recommendations for
appointments to office. They are all
carefully classified perfectly Access
sible and the applications are kept on file
for years Since 1919 the system has
| been in use and | doubt not if the papers
| We're gone over it would be found that
many men now prominent have asked for
employment under the government in
their earlier days.
Lamar is as irregular in his habits of
life as he is in his work lie has the
stomach of an ostrich and his DIGESTIVE
organs are such that they will grind up
almost any kind of food into life giving
blood. He is not regular as to his meals,
and he is Liable to take his lunch at 10
o'clock in the morning. ! in the afternoon
or II at night, lust us the case may be.
He is not II castrOnoluc. and he often for
gets his meals altogether. His chief clerk.
Col. Jonas. tells ne an incident Of this
which occurred while he was in the
United States senate. He met Lamar
evening with most disguised lcok on his
face He said: II am sick and am Going
up into MARYLAND for two or three DAYS. y
Col Jonas, who was then his private
secretary, knowing his habits. asked him
if he had had his lunch. Lamar replied that
he had not, that he had become interest,"
ed in something and that he had forgotten
all about it. Jonas then asked him if he
had eaten any breakfast. and Lamar re.
piled no. that he had intended 10 break
fast at the senate. but was So busy that
he had not done So Upon further in
curry it was found that he had uu, eaten
any supper the NIGHT before fe, some
reason. and it was now about ! O'Clock in
the evening following Mr. Jopus sui,,.
at is easy to see what is the ma;trr win
YOU. senator You are not sick nj ali.
Won are only hungry and wcuk Won
have not eaten ANYTHING for two DAYS.
and if is no wonder thnt Won feel hadlv
All YOU want is a GOOD dinner
Lamar thought so too. and he at once